CLAMP DOWN Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

clamp down

verb

Definition of clamp down

as in to rein (in)

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Recent Examples of clamp down In January 2025, the president polled particularly well with his promise to clamp down on undocumented immigration. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Now that China is clamping down on nitazenes, orphines are on the rise. — Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat, STAT, 18 June 2026 The fish will inhale the lure and clamp down hard. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 There's no advocacy organization for young people who might engage in street protests but get clamped down on. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clamp down

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If Watt struggles, perhaps CBS could turn back to Romo in a year.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Like so many in Gary, Indiana, Shatiya Hardin has been waiting for the minute her power finally turns back on.

— Ash-har Quraishi, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of turn back

Verb

Be sure to stay alert, and give yourself plenty of braking distance.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
As the veteran approached a braking zone, the rear of his car stepped out and hit the wall, which ultimately left him stranded in the run-off area just ten minutes into the session.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of brake

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He was scheduled to throw over the weekend with El Paso but was held back after tweaking his back while working between starts.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Ryan didn't hold back in Freedom's Instagram comments after the ejection, calling out the WNBA for failing to stand up for female athletes as the league's position on the trans issue keeps falling apart.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hold back

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Reading The Quality Of A Tennis Necklace The difference between a tennis necklace that lasts and one that does not reveals itself in details most people never think to check.

— Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Buermann licenses cartoons and shorts shown at each event, to check the boxes but also to gain industry respect and help with financial support.

— Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of check

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There have been no arrests made in relation to the death, police told CNN, but the father of one of Fortune’s children was arrested shortly after the discovery of her body on unrelated weapons charges, jail records show.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Nor could the state provide recidivism or success rate data related to the total number of participants who violated probation, were arrested or who successfully completed the program.

— Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrest

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That combination, just like QIH, suppressed neuronal firing and stripped out a comparable share of synapses, but the mice came out of it with impaired fear memory.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
Factors that put people at a higher risk of severe infection include being older than 60, diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease and being on immune system suppressing medication.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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